Remodeling Sparks Middletown Hospital’s Busy 1959 Year
The Middletown Hospital Assn reports its busiest year with 315 patients on one day and 2,262 births. A remodel added 16 beds to reach a 286 bed capacity and 50 bassinets. Trustees and officers were re-elected or named, nursing staff expanded, and new programs launched, including pediatric play and a maternity handbook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Hospital Assn
Stork
Robert B. Gardner
Robert Walters
L. T Kenney
Logan T. Johnston
E. J. Goldschmidt Jr
Armco International
Don Carey
Stuart R. Ives
Armco Drainage & Metal Products Inc
Carey
Richard Williams Wes
Goldschmidt
City Reports Polio Free for Second Straight Year in Middletown
Middletown officials led by Health Commissioner Robert McConaughy announce no polio, diphtheria, or typhoid cases in the city last year. The six member Health Department, two staff short since 1953, handled 2,150 births, 430 deaths, and 3,200 certified copies while answering 1,600 nuisance complaints and visiting 250 food establishments. Leading causes of death through October include heart disease, cancer, cerebral hemorrhage, and accidents. The department also provides polio vaccine to medically indigent schoolchildren to meet state immunization rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Robert McConaughy
McConaughy
Department of Health
Churches Mark Growth and New Construction in 1959
Growth marked by three new church dedications in 1959 and plans for 1960 include Adventist school completion and relocations of two united churches. Bethlehem Lutheran Church dedicated a $400,000 building after a five year drive, while Meadowlawn Church of God opened a $115,000 facility with 500 seats. St Marys Catholic Church nears a new auditorium addition and future complete rebuild.新人
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adventist School
United Churches
Parkway Church of Christ
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Meadowlawn Church of God
Smith Avenue
Finley Street
St. Mary's Catholic
Ahurch
St. Mary's School
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
S. Broad St
Presbyterian Mergers and New church plans unfold in 1960
The 1939 merger of First United and Oakland Presbyterian churches creates a 500 member congregation with a nonselected name. Oakland relocates to a three acre site by Curryer Road with building to start spring 1960. Parkway Church on Verity Parkway nears completion with May dedication after interior work. Seventh-day Adventist school to relocate to Rt. 4 in fall 1960 serving 25 to 50 children. First Christian Church funds a 100000 building project with dedication targeted for March 1 1962, its 50th anniversary. Salvation Army New Year crusade begins with theme For Christ To Witness and Win, expanding to world campaigns in 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First United Presbyterian
Oakland Presbyterian Churches
Oakland Church
Curryer Road
Parkway Church of Christ
Germantown Road
Verity Parkway
Kenneth Sherrod
Hamilton
First Christian Church
Logan Avenue
Salvation Army
Army
Two Air Force Pilots Die In Iceland Jet Crash
The Air Force reports two fliers killed when an F89D interceptor crashed during approach to Keflavik Airport in Iceland. The deceased are 1st Lt. Robert K. Slussar of Dallas Texas and 1st Lt. Arnold J. Ross of Provo Utah. Slussar’s wife Adelyn and Ross’s wife Jacqueline are named in the release along with their parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Air Force
Iceland
Robert K. Slussar
Adelyn
Royal Lane
Dallas
Tex
Morah K. Slussar
Tudor St
Philadelphia
Arnold J. Ross
Jacqueline
East
Provo
Utah
John F. Ross
Green River
Keflavik
Old Salvage Corps in Ciney Disbanded in Cincinnati
The city Salvage Corps, a decades old unit, is disbanded as Fire Chief Dan F. Vogel reports the department lacks manpower to run it. Fifteen borrowed firefighters will return to other posts and the corps equipment will be absorbed by the fire department.
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Cincinnati
City Salvage Corps
Dan F. Vogel
Fire Department
Vogel
Residential layout features 4 bedrooms and spacious living areas
The property includes three additional bedrooms served by a full bathroom with ceramic tile and a vanity lavatory plus ample closet space. A door from the entrance opens to a 24 by 12 family room. A half bath serves the main level. The laundry room is near the kitchen and living areas. Adjacent is a 9 by 18 workshop and a large two car interior garage.
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Middletown Hospital
By Fritz Lalendorf
Earle Leidner
School of Nursing
Esther Swinehart
Marguerite Miles
Swinehart
John Lane
J. Douglas McCabe
Welfare Auxiliary
Red Cross
Clinton Street
Massachusetts Mutual
Frederick E. Butts
Xavier University
Ruth Lyons
Art Beck
Student Nurses Assn
Ohio
Bennett Whitney
Luella McCuistion
Journal
Lalendorf
Auto Glass
Jacone Glass Shop
Tass Ave
First National Bank
iNe
By Patty Mummert
Bethlehem Luheran Church
Second Avenue
Chesley Young
Charles M. Johnston
Iaa Sneed
Jean Carroll
Donald W. Cryer
C. E. Wintringham
Joseph E. Snyder
Robert E. Wal.on
First Methodist
Clifford D. Stearns
E. H. Hammon
First Evangelical ‘United Brethren Church
Carl Boyer
First Presbyterian Church
M. A. Alexander
G F. Carter
Avalon Cumberland
Methodist
Ciney
Schirm Drive
Springhill School
The
Countryside Realty Co
Alma Gage Nelson
Nixon Court
Garden
Aig
N. Main
Sroasune Chest Guarantee
Maslin
Rayon
Terry
Mylor
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